December 9, 2024 Revisiting my favorite travel highlights of 2024 In December, I always tend to reflect a bit on the highs and lows of the past year. Naturally, as someone who loves travel,…
October 30, 2024 The “living room family” trend made me feel pretty great Have you heard about the #LivingRoomFamily trend on TikTok? I used to find trends bubbling up on Twitter, but now it appears that TikTok…
September 26, 2024 We loved the Feline Good Social Club in Long Beach We travel to Los Angeles at least once a year to see my family, so we’ve done many of the typical LA touristy things…
September 23, 2024 Big Sur has my heart forever There’s no place in the world more romantic than Big Sur along the northern California coast. Big Sur is known for its rocky cliffs,…
September 4, 2024 Why am I wired to prefer one friendship vs. many? When I was a child, I strongly preferred having one best friend vs. a whole group of friends. I can remember that my mom…
August 29, 2024 Another year of not posting back-to-school photos I used to love posing Z to take pics on the first day of school with a little homemade sign. She’d be wearing the…
August 12, 2024 Our epic summer adventure at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Summer and amusement parks go together like peanut butter and jelly. We’re blessed with two epic amusement parks in Ohio, so we don’t have…
July 25, 2024 Meet alpacas and more at Majestic Meadows As a family that loves animal encounters, you’d think we would have experienced them all by now. But even though we do several of…
July 4, 2024 Have you visited this amazing pool in Delaware? Our favorite place to cool down this summer is Delaware, Ohio’s best-kept secret. I’m talking about the Jack Florance pool at Mingo park, better…
June 17, 2024 Can you love the art but shun the artist? Can you enjoy art when you suspect the person who made it is not a good person? I struggle with this. I often find…